Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-26
LADIES COLUMN.
&uinmnal Tints are NingIing with
Summer Roses that Hasten TO
Their Grave.
Anticipated Favored in Dress and Jewels.
Gowns Single and
IN Pairs

always, ike wise generals, hold force
il reserve, and bring OUT =. the Isst Of
this engagement 1resl Contestants icr the
fnal triumph.
Already in metropolitan centers su.-
! gestions for the 1au are coming, and
modiste and miliiner are esgerly selling
them and working out designs in both
departments for their early customers.
From the color cards sent cut from
Europe, the Indication is that the fail
season suggests autumnsl tintB in cs!0r.
| The red has the glow OF forest tones,
and the new fabrics snow glowing garnet.
| rich plum ana metallic gray, sinalP,
and combining to form g harmonious
whole. These new tints borrow tnei
names from eastern lands. Ore, p sullen
| shining copper color, is called Siam; an
ether, TiCn, lOsm-like tint, has the A.a-
! bic title Of BAs- Aiuia.
There IS q fancy among young ladies'
/ this month for gowns of fine un5lesched
| sheetllg, and uIprOmicing as tais mate
rial seems, with the proper accessories 9
costume of 1t can be made very effective
| Many % these gowns are trimmed with
silk and veIver, but appropriateness is
better net in thu use Of COl0red Cambrics,
navy blue or Turkey red twill. a dress
Of lGia kind should be made with fall
short blouse, full skirt, the sash, broad
hem OF the skirt, cOllsr 8Ed cuffs Of tha
material used in trimming.
Thus far the importation of silk seems
to tevOr faille; il has much to commend,
bOth in be4uty OF finish and durability in
| wearing. Some very handsome SAMPLES
are shown with hush stripes, others have
wide stripes CT Lyons velvet. These are
of wildly contrasting color.
With all this. brave snow of color, It
will be hard to uproot the popularity Of
solid Colors III both silk aud Woo!ens.
Serge weRyes sre still retailed, bu5
smooth Cloth VII be quite as much
worn.
The fashion Of suiplice waist will be
found extremely convenient ia remodel
ing Iresses where tie waist is worn about
the = bus, oultcnhCle5 or the
arms!ze. In al!5ung the skirt z
straight fresh strip can generally be
spared. and this gathered i1tc the scans
on the shoulder and crossed over the
bosom may, like cbsrity's mautle, coyet
much. The tullness is pTettIlg agc2ugv q
by pleating or gsusiug it for ab7u. four
inches from tne seam. Tle tapping rs
the waist IS finished by Taurd cluster oi
BOWS, the end falling IL = lcCse, graceful
twist about fourteen inches, there
fastened to the side seam Ct the skirt by
g similar bow finished by long Hoped
ends of unequal length.
There is d decided tendency towards
historic and continental effects in dress.
Happy is the girl who has grandma's
jewel Cask3t, from whence she cen draw
out the antique buckle that fastened
grsndmamma's belt when she wore the
leg o. mutton sleeve, the short Grecisn
waist nd straight skirt; she nlay even
possess herself OF the chased silver shoe
buckles set with bTilIi&nts that grand
papa wore when he q w0oipg went, and as
she fastens them on her tiny slippers
know that she is quite 6 la mode.
In millinery there is yet but little
change; coarse straWs Of two shades Of
color are fayorites. These ere simply
trimmed with soft silk, &mid the loops of
which are upright wings. In travelling
the gay plated handkerchief is much ST
feCted. TCques are popular, but the i'm
preston seems 10 be that hats will be
larger as the season advances. Ia bon
nets the cOFonet front is much seen.
White picotedged ribbon is still used,
the more fashionable viii be Q corded
edge or fiat satin strip. The milliners
speak Of using for fall trimming ribbon
a four or five inches in width, which Will
certainly test their skill in tasteful ad-
lustment
STREET COST UMEs.
Very elegant is church or visiting
dress, with pleated skirt Of rich silk and
long full dTaperes; the waist is OF silk
end velvet, very deliberately finished with
bead trimming. The points of the corsage
are very long, with velvet st the lower
part; long, slender, wedge shaped piece
OF velvet is set in the outside of the cor
sage from reCk to waist. Bead ornaments
and tassels adCTn the front, and ribbon
bows and lsce are on sleeves ard back
and as the throat.
a costume Intended fer eatly fall weer
shows the dress Of dark green brocaded
silk, made with redingote panels, opening
over draped tablier Of dark green satin.
| DrsperY Of br0Cade adorns the back, and
the pointed corsgge is Of the same elegant
material. With this is worn sleeveless
jacket of benzaIine, nearly covered
with rich passementerie orna-
nents, forming yoke st the top, and
long pointed ends in front, trimmed with
I
the jacket, and the pelerire sleeves are
composed of two lace LOUNGES. The
bonnet is in green and red straw, and is
! trimmed with ribbons ard feathers in the
| same CCiors.
TWO DRESSES.
| A very unique dress is of plain and
plaid surah. The plaid Is made I'D biss 4;
the skirt is in vide side plaits, the waist
full, falling over the skirt in front IN
blouse fashion; long coat body OF plain
goods, with extra points Of velvet, very
narrow at the top and widening to a
point below the waist; standing collar,
with bow at the side, sud plain cuffs.
A very stylish dress for little girl is
OF plain and striped surah. Skirt eHd
full-length front of plain goods in side
pisits; coat body, with wide revers of
striped goods and plain sleeves with
wide cuffs OF striped silk; plain collar
and SHRED yoke; q RIBBON belt crosses
the front over the long plated waist, and
is tied in bow st one SIDE.
BENGALINE TEA GOWN.
Tea gowns for the present season are
made OF summer Beugaline in PJE1os-
dour stripes drsDed over lace skirt.
The overdress Of the BeDg8hEe IS 8
straight full pOlonaisa, cut very long with
the fronts drawn back TO the sides by
pleats on the hips, disclosing the front
b;eadths CT the lace lower skirt, which is
long snd full, with scsti0ped lower edge
snd gathered Top.
MOTHS.
Everything antique in the way Of Jew
elry is row Inc rage.